More from the road
Travel To Japan on COVID Pandemic
An eight-day DIY winter trip to Japan with friends just as the COVID pandemic began, before travel shut down — including everything we prepared and booked before the trip.
Tokyo Subway Unlimited Pass Update
The Tokyo Subway Unlimited Pass takes you to Tokyo's tourist destinations for only JPY800 on the Tokyo Metro and Toei Subway lines — the easiest and cheapest way to tour inside Tokyo.
How To Use JR Pass For DIY Trip
Transportation in Japan is expensive, but the JR Pass gives foreign tourists unlimited Shinkansen and regular train rides for 7 days — saving almost 50% on transport for city-to-city DIY trips.
11 Benefits Of Travel & How It Can Make You A Better Person
Fun and happiness are not the only benefits of travel — it can make you a better person too, amplifying your curiosity and improving your patience along the way.
10 worst times About Traveling
I love traveling, but there are moments when it truly sucks — from endless queues and immigration interviews to packing woes and tourist traps. Here are the 10 worst times about traveling.
10 Worst Types Of Travel Buddies
Traveling is best shared, but group trips are not always as awesome as you hope. These are the 10 worst types of travel buddies, starting with the fickle-minded planner.
5 Tricks and Tips On Creating The Best Budget Travels
Planning travel is costly and tedious, especially on a budget. These 5 tricks and tips, starting with finding the cheapest plane tickets, will help you create the best budget travels.
9 Best Travel Apps & Websites You Should Know
Traveling is a lot easier nowadays because of technology. These 9 travel apps and websites, from Maps.Me offline maps to Grab and Uber, are ones every traveler should know.
DIY Osaka: Perks of Kansai Thru Pass (KTP)
If you are exploring Osaka and Kyoto in 3 or 4 days, the Kansai Thru Pass (KTP) is your best deal for cheap transportation and DIY touring — unlimited train rides, entrance fee discounts, and freebies.
Interesting Facts About Morocco
Most people know Morocco from Casablanca, the Sahara desert, and its distinctive patterns. But there are many interesting facts about Morocco that the rest of the world doesn't know.
A Love Letter To The One Who Broke My Heart
A love letter to the one who broke my heart — the kind we never send and keep to ourselves. Dedicated to all the ladies who have had their hearts broken.
An Open Letter To My Happy Hormones
I haven't been sleeping enough lately, my mind bombarded with academic, occupational and personal matters. An open letter to my happy hormones, wherever they may be.
Grief OF A Daughter
Light and darkness co-exist the same way life and death do. A daughter's reflection on losing her father and how grief can change you permanently.
Where to next?
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